Muharrem Kose

Muharrem Kose was a colonel of the Turkish Army who led the 2016 Turkish coup attempt.

Biography
Muharrem Kose was born in Turkey to a Sunni Muslim family, and he served in the Turkish Army. He was expelled from the military in early 2016, leading to Kose becoming an enemy of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime. In July 2016, he led the 2016 Turkish coup attempt against Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) dictatorship, and he was arrested by the government after the failure of the coup.